Deaf Center - Owl Splinters

http://www.deafcenter.net/

Been a long time coming.

This is the best news. Been devouring Skodvin's stuff recently. Flare is amazing.

Thanks for the heads up.

Excellent news!

finally!

  On 1/2/2011 at 11:06 PM, Lucy Faringold said:

This is the best news. Been devouring Skodvin's stuff recently. Flare is amazing.

 

Thanks for the heads up.

so how does the deaf center stuff compare with skodvin's solo output? i've only heard the latter, and i love it.

  On 1/3/2011 at 1:31 AM, fox said:

 

so how does the deaf center stuff compare with skodvin's solo output? i've only heard the latter, and i love it.

It's not as dark; a bit more expansive and dreamy but still hugely evocative. More piano and synth. Go find Pale Ravine - there's no way you won't dig it.

  On 1/3/2011 at 2:00 AM, Lucy Faringold said:

  On 1/3/2011 at 1:31 AM, fox said:

 

so how does the deaf center stuff compare with skodvin's solo output? i've only heard the latter, and i love it.

 

It's not as dark; a bit more expansive and dreamy but still hugely evocative. More piano and synth. Go find Pale Ravine - there's no way you won't dig it.

Yeah, not as dark by a long shot, and it's also a completely different style of music. It's modern classical stuff, whereas Skodvin's solo work is dark ambient and just experimental doom stuff. The Nest album is great too (Otto from Deaf Center and some other dude), which is also modern classical.

http://boomkat.com/downloads/256645-nest-retold

  On 1/3/2011 at 2:11 AM, Tauhid said:

 

Yeah, not as dark by a long shot, and it's also a completely different style of music. It's modern classical stuff, whereas Skodvin's solo work is dark ambient and just experimental doom stuff.

 

I think it's in talking about music like this that the limitations of genre labels become apparent. There really is a lot of crossover. Skodvin uses strings and piano in his solo/Svarte Greiner stuff as well and there's also a lot of unusual field recordings and drone work on the Deaf Center stuff. It's all fucking great though. Can't wait for the new stuff.

  On 1/3/2011 at 2:57 AM, Lucy Faringold said:

  On 1/3/2011 at 2:11 AM, Tauhid said:

 

Yeah, not as dark by a long shot, and it's also a completely different style of music. It's modern classical stuff, whereas Skodvin's solo work is dark ambient and just experimental doom stuff.

 

 

I think it's in talking about music like this that the limitations of genre labels become apparent. There really is a lot of crossover. Skodvin uses strings and piano in his solo/Svarte Greiner stuff as well and there's also a lot of unusual field recordings and drone work on the Deaf Center stuff. It's all fucking great though. Can't wait for the new stuff.

I suppose this is true, but his stuff is way more abstract and some of the elements aren't as obvious as they are in most modern classical albums. In Deaf Center there's a bunch of string swells and what not. I've never seen his Svarte Greiner stuff described as classical. People that love Deaf Center might not enjoy that project of his (i.e. myself for the most part).

Great news. Although I enjoy some of his Svarte Greiner output, Pale Ravine is just ....much better.

  On 1/3/2011 at 2:11 AM, Tauhid said:

  On 1/3/2011 at 2:00 AM, Lucy Faringold said:

  On 1/3/2011 at 1:31 AM, fox said:

 

so how does the deaf center stuff compare with skodvin's solo output? i've only heard the latter, and i love it.

 

It's not as dark; a bit more expansive and dreamy but still hugely evocative. More piano and synth. Go find Pale Ravine - there's no way you won't dig it.

 

Yeah, not as dark by a long shot, and it's also a completely different style of music. It's modern classical stuff, whereas Skodvin's solo work is dark ambient and just experimental doom stuff. The Nest album is great too (Otto from Deaf Center and some other dude), which is also modern classical.

 

http://boomkat.com/downloads/256645-nest-retold

Great news! (Is that the cover on their website?) It doesn't say anything...

The Nest album is great, was so happy to see the EP expanded and released on cd.

difficult to know what to expect beyond the promises of brilliance given by the pale ravin

There's a sampler of the album:

be still my heart

This is sounding just like I hoped

So. Their website has been down for some while, and no info about this on Type?

It's still coming out in February. Vinyl copies will come with a bonus disc of outtakes reworked by Svarte Greiner.

You fucking dancer, this is excellent news! For fans of Deaf Center check out the Miasmah label. Quality stuff.

more samples

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Owl-Splinters/dp/B004KLW0FS/ref=mb_oe_o

I'm so excited for this, it sounds great!

Sounds great. I just wish they would use strings for more than just noisy ambient effects.

going to get into this soon as we've digested

Erik k Skodvin aka Svarte Greiner released a slol LP last year called Flare. You can listen to it on soundcloud.

http://soundcloud.com/sonic-pieces/sets/erik-k-skodvin-flare

Do also check out the Nest album. Really nice and atmospheric stuff.

yeah I was glad to see that get a proper extended release.